@RandyMossAfro26 @Cory_Tucek No, he's played with a 38 year old Bill Guerin, Chris Kunitz, Conor Sheary & Patric no hands Hornqvist. But you're a Penguins fan, so you should know that.
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@dlhop23 @Cory_Tucek Cindy has played with a #1 overall pick, a #2 overall pick, and #3 overall pick. The only reason Cindy won those Cups in 16 and 17 was because Jim Rutherford made about 12 straight great acquisitions in a row. Cindy was a passenger; I should know, I’m a Penguins fan
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There’s no player who deserved a ring but never got one.
If they deserved one they would have won it on their own.
NHLMuse@NHL_Muse
Name a player who deserved a ring but never got one 💍
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@Jayesskayeye @DanHoppOPS The thought would be that the pair is greater than the sum of the parts. No one would've said Wotherspoon was a first pairing D on a playoff team last year.
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@Jayesskayeye @DanHoppOPS I agree, I don't think he's there yet - I just split the pairings as such to have a vet playing with each of Pick and Brunicke instead of having them together on the 3rd pair. I just think he's ready to make the jump to the NHL
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Buying mega-low on Elias Pettersson *would* fit the bill of a "big swing" by Dubas that wouldn't cost them all their assets the way Robertson/Thomas would. It's also a move I don't really want but would immediately talk myself into it working if it happened
JFresh@JFreshHockey
it's been a long offseason of reflection, but i have determined that the Penguins are in fact not going to trade Karlsson and Rust and are instead going to acquire Elias Pettersson and Michael Kesselring (and sign Oliver Bjorkstrand)
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@BizNasty2point0 @Bob_Stauffer They have failed management. If you have two top 5 forwards in the league you can’t be in year 11 and somehow always say the goalie is at fault. At some point you need to look at yourself in the mirror. Was it managements fault that McDavid was -8 in the playoffs?
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Getting criticism for this take. Looking forward to diving into it Monday. Open invite to @Bob_Stauffer to join the discussion. At the end of the day McDavid’s words post game. “We were an average team all year”. They have 2 top 5 forwards in the league and a top 3 D man. Management hasn’t failed that core?
Spittin' Chiclets@spittinchiclets
Has the Oilers management failed McDavid and the Oilers?
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@RandyMossAfro26 @Cory_Tucek This isn't about Crosby. You just showed your lack of credibility by calling him Cindy, though. Even still, 1 cup is more than McD. How come he has to play with top tier talent to win? Who has he ever made better? Go ahead, I'll wait
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@dlhop23 @Cory_Tucek Crosby hasn’t busted his ass in a long time. Lol. Cindy’s a choker but good ol’ JR saved his legacy. Thank God for Rutherford. Cause I think it’s undeniable Cindy would’ve finished his career with only 1 Cup without Rutherford
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@JFreshHockey @LaheyHNIC Please explain why Vancouver would have any interest in that package?
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@HunterHodies Doesn't matter. He still ain't gonna win until he buys in to giving everything he's got to being a pain in the ass to play against. He's the captain, gotta have the team buy in but they'd rather play fun hockey win inflated stats opposed to what it takes to win in the playoffs.
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@RandyMossAfro26 @Cory_Tucek McDavid is a tremendous player. But he ain't gonna win shit until he's busting his ass to do everything he can to stop the other team from scoring against them. Skinner wasn't the problem, but he's an easy scapegoat.
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@Cory_Tucek Ridiculous take. McDavid having a lame duck bad goalie like Skinner isn’t his fault. Crosby won 0 playoff games with Skinner as his goalie💀💀
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@Cory_Tucek Deserve? Get out of here with this entitlement bullshit. You don't deserve a cup, you get your ass out there and EARN one
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The Penguins 3rd line was their worst line. They got hemmed in their own zone when the entire OT was spent in the offensive zone.
And the immaturity by Kindel to fire the puck down the ice when he could've flipped it instead.
Philly wins the next faceoff, puck is in the net.
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@CornerGordo @Doug_Glattke @Cory_Tucek and they weren't 18/19 years old with no prior experience in pro hockey
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@Doug_Glattke @Cory_Tucek Those guys also didn’t come into a 40 year old core.
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I see ppl concerned about Kindel's lack of production in the playoffs, but I thought he played pretty well.
The kid was playing against the Kamloops Blazers 12 months ago for crying out loud.
He'll be a huge part of the Penguins' future, one that looks brighter by the day.
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@_puckChirps @nickyt5328 @Mr_Argee @spittinchiclets Yes, I should've used the greater Metro numbers of 2.4m to 6.1m, but you know what I was getting at. The other thing Philly has is the ease of traveling into from NY/NJ, Boston, DC, etc that just doesn't exist in Western PA. Public transport is a joke there
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Both of those numbers are disingenuous admittedly
Pittsburgh proper is a tiny postage stamp that doesn’t even fill the entire county, Pittsburgh is much better represented by its metro population which goes from 300k to like 2.8m
Now, doesn’t hold a candle to Phillys 6.1m so the point still holds very true
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If this is the end of the Pens Big 3, what a run it’s been.
— 3 Stanley Cups
— 3,924 games
— 3,974 points
— 1,365 goals
— 3 Conn Smythes
— 3 Harts
20 years together. The longest-tenured trio in North American pro sports.
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@nickyt5328 @_puckChirps @Mr_Argee @spittinchiclets Philly should have better attendance
Philadelphia: ~1.57 - 1.6 million residents.
Pittsburgh: ~302,000 - 303,000 residents.
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@_puckChirps @Mr_Argee @spittinchiclets The flyers have always had better attendance. Fans have always supported. You guys do not have a great track record with 2 bankruptcies and an almost relocation. And im genuinely not trying to be an ass here.
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@The1MikeAF @JoshYohe_PGH As a whole, I don't think Skinner was bad, but he let up some bad goals at bad times. The Sanheim goal in G1 is an example. Poor play by the forwards, but he lost his posts on it and overcommitted
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@JoshYohe_PGH I dont think Arturs has necessarily played better than Skinner, but the team has played better in front of him. Maybe just bad luck for Stuart, but have to stay with the guy that has backstopped the two wins.
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@_piccone How convenient you left out the Konecny cross-check that started it
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I'd start a thread but I don't have time to post 1,000 GIFs
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My timeline is filled with Flyers fans whining about the referees.
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@JoshYohe_PGH No way can Silovs start a playoff game. Both shaky, but experience seals the deal.
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